El Loa Airport

El Loa Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Dirección de Aeronautica Civil de Chile (DGAC)
Operator Sociedad Concesionaria El Loa S.A
Serves Calama, Chile
Elevation AMSL 7,543 ft / 2,299 m
Coordinates 22°29′50″S 68°54′25″W / 22.49722°S 68.90694°W / -22.49722; -68.90694Coordinates: 22°29′50″S 68°54′25″W / 22.49722°S 68.90694°W / -22.49722; -68.90694
Website Website in DGAC
Map
CJC
Location of airport in Chile
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,040 9,974 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Passengers 315,725
Sources: Landings.com[1] Google Maps[2] GCM[3]

El Loa Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto El Loa) (IATA: CJC, ICAO: SCCF), is the major airport serving Calama, a city in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. It is one of the largest airports in Chile.

The airport is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the city centre. It currently accommodates aircraft with a maximum wingspan of 36m. There are plans to construct a second runway with capacity to accommodate wide body jets and military aircraft.

The Calama VOR-DME (Ident: LOA) is located 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km) off the approach threshold of Runway 28. The Calama non-directional beacon (Ident: LOA) is located on the field.[4][5]

Passengers disembarking a flight from Santiago in 2008

Facilities

Passenger Terminal

A new passenger terminal was inaugurated in 2014. With a total area of 8100 square meters, it includes three air bridges, an expanded apron and twelve commercial locations. In addition, there was extensive landscaping around the terminal and a new 500 space car park was built.

Other facilities

In parallel to the development of the new terminal, a new 28-metre (92 ft) high control tower, fire brigade service centre, Air Club Hangar, and Wastewater Treatment Plant were opened.

Airlines and Destinations

AirlinesDestinations
JetSmart Concepción, La Serena, Santiago de Chile
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile, La Serena
Sky Airline Concepción, Santiago de Chile

Statistics

The number of passengers has been: 2004: 247,821 2005: 273,275 2006: 315,725 2013: 1,441,566

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport record for Aeropuerto Internacional El Loa at Landings.com
  2. ↑ "Location of El Loa Airport". Google Maps. Google.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Airport information for El Loa Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ Calama VOR
  5. ↑ Calama NDB


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